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NPL At Work: Your Support Matters

NPL At Work: Your Support Matters June 5, 2024 Nashvillians love their library, and it shows.Last summer, the city invested in seven key areas of…

NPL to Nashville: Discover Why the Summer Reading Challenge is "Good for Readers. Good for Nashville."

NPL to Nashville: Discover Why the Summer Reading Challenge is "Good for Readers. Good for Nashville." June 7, 2024 2024 Challenge Runs…

Summer Reading Suggestions from Main Adult Services

Summer Reading Suggestions from Main Adult Services June 14, 2024 Patrons often ask, “What are you reading, what author would you recommend, etc.” So, for the Summer Reading Challenge, I decided to poll our Adult Services Team…

1999: Best. Movie. Year. Ever.

1999: Best. Movie. Year. Ever. June 16, 2024 Best.Movie.Year.Ever: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen…

What We Learned Under The Sun

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 12:00 What We Learned Under The Sun Truth B Told: Conversations About Culture and Power

Fictional Weddings for June

Fictional Weddings for June June 27, 2024 I did not get married in June. However, it seems like a lot of people pick this time of year to tie the knot. If this is you, or if you wish this was you, I offer you several good reads…

Mindful Communication

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 12:00 Mindful Communication Your Mind Matters Jennifer grew up in Los Angeles (Tongva land) alongside her twin sister, younger sister, mother and father, who moved to the US as teenagers from Taiwan and Hong Kong, respectively. Jennifer has…

Mental Health in Minority Communities

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 12:00 Mental Health in Minority Communities Your Mind Matters Lydia Yousief is the founder and director of Elmahaba Center since June 2019. After graduating with her master’s from the Center of Middle Eastern Studies from the University of…

Kid's Read for Juneteenth: Opal Lee And What it Means to Be Free

Kid's Read for Juneteenth: Opal Lee And What it Means to Be Free June 17, 2024 Who is Opal Lee?Opal Lee is a 97-year-old activist, counselor, and former school teacher from Fort Worth, Texas. Born in the 1920's and raised…

Aging Well: Maintaining Mental Health in Latter Years

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 12:00 Aging Well: Maintaining Mental Health in Latter Years Your Mind Matters Ms. Pearl is Montessori trained through Belmont University, a Certified Permaculturist (received from Earth Activist Training), a Life Coach trained by Radiant Coaches…

Book Review: Who Do You Love?

Book Review: Who Do You Love? September 8, 2015 Who do I love? Hmm...let's see. I love my husband. I love my crazy kittens. I love my family. I more than like my job. I love... Wait. What? Oh. Who Do You Love is the title of a book by Jennifer Weiner…